I remember when my wife used to do everything she could to get me on facebook. I tried to be completely honest and explain to her that I don't have the time, and certainly not the patience, to read everyone's trivial opinions or current statuses. I also explained to her that if I did get on, and updated my own status, I would want to be brutally honest. For example, I might just write something like, "Oh my, I just left the bathroom with a smell that I can't seem to identify!" My wife seems to think this would not be proper status etiquette. To which I reply in my defense, "That is the problem...I never seem to be able to utilize etiquette correctly." I also know myself well enough to know that it would kill me inside to not be able to comment on someone else's status without expressing how I truly feel. I don't see things in black or white, I believe every situation should be investigated to establish right or wrong. And sometimes people need to be told that they don't have a clue. Now, I'm sure some of you are saying right now that I am the one who doesn't have a clue. At least if you told me that I didn't have a clue in a forum outside of facebook, I could accept it without your cheering squad chiming in to kick me while I'm down. Just sayin'!
I do, however, see the advantages for facebook as a communication tool. And truth be told, a blog really isn't that much different in it's purpose. In fact, if I'm honest with myself, the problem lies within me. The real reason that I can't sit and stare at the computer into all hours of the night is because it would cut into my own TV time. You see, I too, have my own vice that I have to deal with. I joke about losing another brother to facebook, but I often wonder if God tells the angels, "I lost another one to TV."
Leviticus 19:4~ Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods; I am the Lord your God.
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